El Amir Farouq 1926
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| الامير فاروق [El Amir Farouq] | Hawthorn Leslie, Tyne, UK | 1926 | 1926 | sunk 22.11.1948 |
|
Displacement standard, t |
1441 |
|
Displacement full, t |
|
|
Length, m |
75.3 |
|
Breadth, m |
10.4 |
|
Draught, m |
4.04 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 VTE, boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
2800 |
|
Max speed, kts |
17 |
|
Fuel, t |
oil |
|
Armament |
1 x 1 - 57/40 6pdr Hotchkiss Mk I, 4 x 1 - 7.7/87 |
|
Complement |
70 |
Project history: Close on construction and appearance to standard Flower type sloop of WWI-era, but differed by twin-shaft machinery with VTEs and oil-burning boilers and weakened armament. Flagship of Egyptian Navy.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: El Amir Farouq was sunk 22.11.1948 off Gaza by Israeli MTM-type explosive boats bought in Italy.
El Amir Farouq
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